Wednesday, 22 Oct 2014
CALS Study Abroad Fair
Get a global education: Learn about the study abroad programs offered through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Cookies and hot chocolate will be provided.
Open forum: Reiman Gardens director candidate
Cathryn Hoyt is the former research director and executive director at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute, Fort Davis, Texas. She is one of five finalists interviewing for the Reiman Gardens director post.
Lecture: "Eye-Con"
Thomas Kelley is a Rome Prize fellow at the American Academy in Rome and a visiting assistant professor of architecture at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Natural Dyes Class
Natural dyes are fascinating for fiber artists, nature lovers and chemistry enthusiasts alike. Fiber artist Sarah Cady is all three--and in this class, she will discuss the harvesting and processing of plants for use in fiber dyeing and the chemical reactions that make these lovely colors possible.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Kansas
Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is a spiritual leader, well-known scholar of Jewish history and ethics.
Belly Dance Lessons
Learn basic belly dance movements and how to perform them in a variety of different ways by making specific choices about size and speed of motion. One or two moves will be explored each week and then put into short practice phrases.
ISU Flute Ensembles Concert
Sonja Giles, Director of Flute
Concert: Passafire
Reggae-rockers Passafire formed in 2003 from classmates at Savannah College of Art and Design. Over the years, they've become a perpetually touring band playing with artists like 311, Rebelution, Slighty Stoopid, Matisyahu, The Wailers and many more. Wisconsin-based alt-reggae band TUGG will open the show.
Lecture: United Nations Call to Action on Climate Change - Patricia Beneke
Patricia Beneke is director and regional representative of the United Nations Environment Programme's Regional Office for North America and a graduate of Iowa State. World Affairs Series.
Thursday, 23 Oct 2014
Registration for Seniors: Spring 2015
First day of assigned Spring 2015 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday.
Research Summit
Sponsored by the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, the summit features two panel presentations/discussions and two sessions of lightning round research presentations.
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
"Out of This World."
Partial solar eclipse star party
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about, and safely observe the eclipse, which start at 4:31 p.m. and ends at 6:44 p.m.
Lecture: A Day in "The Pit"
Why is a popular market in downtown Lima, Peru, often condemned as a vile and dangerous place? Daniella Gandolfo, associate professor of anthropology at Wesleyan University, will recount a day's activities at El Hueco (the Pit) in the context of Marx and Engels' "lumpenproletariat" and Hernando de Soto's "informality" to answer this question.
Leaders Workshop Series: Branding and Promotion
In this session student leaders will learn how to create a consistent visual identity and brand for their student organization, as well as how to develop strategic marketing strategies that employ the use of traditional channels as well as social media.
A Virtual Reconstruction of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Robert Cargill, an assistant professor of Classics and religious studies at the University of Iowa, will discuss how recent advances in the fields of archaeology and the digital humanities have enabled scholars to create digital reconstructions of archaeological remains at Qumran, the site associated with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Cyclone Cinema: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Performance: SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life.
Planet Money Live!
David Kestenbaum and Jacob Goldstein are correspondents with NPR's Planet Money team and explain the economy with humor and insight. Greater Iowa Credit Union Business Lecture Series